Tyler Perry is one of the most stacked filmmakers of his generation — and one of the most distinct, with his melding of comedy and melodrama. Across a few dozen films, most of which he directed, Perry ...

For 20 years, Tyler Perry’s Madea has delivered laughs, tough love and some valuable life lessons in between. Madea, short for Mabel Simmons, is the no-filter grandmother figure fans have grown to ...

From Madea’s debut on the big screen in Diary of a Mad Black Woman back in 2005 to Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming in 2022, I’ve seen every movie the funny matriarch has been in and am ...

Is Tyler Perry one of the greatest directors of all time? It depends on who you ask. Critics may laugh at such a question, but many fans will say yes. Perry makes movies that resonate with a large ...

For many, especially black people who see in her a mockery of our own grandmothers, Tyler Perry’s Madea is little more than a mammy — an insult to the matriarchal community figure that Perry claims to ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...